NURS 8302 Week 1 Discussion 1: Quality and Safety in Healthcare and Nursing Practice How will you, as a future DNP-prepared nurse, keep patients safe? This is a multi-layered question with many different answers. Yet, it is important to note that as the nurse leader, quality and safety measures are at the forefront of how…

NURS 8502 Week 11 Assignment 3: Synthesis and Recommendation Form The Assignment: Completed Synthesis Recommendation Form Evidence reviews and synthesis are a critical part of practice change. You have already had experience using an individual literature matrix in NURS 8302. For this assignment, you will collect the evidence using the search strategies that you identified…

NURS 8502 Week 11 Assignment 2: Presentation at the Clinical Site Present your proposed change at your clinical site. The Assignment: (5- to 6-slide PowerPoint Presentation) Develop a presentation summary (for example, presentation slides). Submit your Assignment by Day 5 of Week 11.   Note: This Assignment is MET/NOT MET. Failure to complete this assignment…

NURS 8502 Week 11 Assignment 1: Journal Entry 3 Submit a journal entry (along with your time log). The journal entry is your opportunity to be self-reflective and needs to connect your previous professional experience with your practice, competencies/concepts in the program, and the literature. See the Practicum Guidelines located in the Practicum area, and…

NURS 8502 Week 10 Assignment 3: Final Project Management Plan The Assignment: (2–3 pages)   After meeting with your preceptor, revise your project management plan. Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Walden Writing Center Sample Paper provides an example of those required…

NURS 8502 Week 10 Discussion: Impact of the Problem In the first week of this course, you identified a known or potential practice problem you could change throughout this course and your practicum experience. Now in the final 2 weeks of the course, you have developed a project management plan to implement a practice change.…

NURS 8502 Week 9 Discussion: Change Champions Change does not occur in a vacuum. Change must be made through leaders who initiate, support, and lead the change. Think of your identified or potential practice problem. Who are the leaders tasked with implementing this change? You should be a part of this list of leaders, but…

NURS 8502 Week 7-8 Assignment 1: Journal Entry 2 Submit a journal entry (along with your time log). The journal entry is your opportunity to be self-reflective and needs to connect your previous professional experience with your practice, competencies/concepts in the program, and the literature. See the Practicum Guidelines located in the Practicum area, and this week’s Learning…

NURS 8502 Week 7-8 Discussion: Leadership Skills and Planning According to the American Nurses Association, a nurse leader is “a nurse interested in excelling in a career path, a leader within a healthcare organization who represents the interests of the nursing profession, a seasoned nurse or healthcare administrator interested in refining skills to differentiate them…

NURS 8502 Week 3-5 Assignment 4: Identify Search Strategy How will you find the necessary evidence for your practice problem? If you are exploring sources outside of “typical” avenues, how do you know where to look?  Understanding where and how to search for evidence is an important first step in exploring sources. A search strategy…